Fixed-asset investment： 30,1% ↑ in 2609

China posted a drastic increase in fixed-asset investment in 2009 as the world＇s third largest economy aimed to spend more on property, roads and other infrastructures to sustain the economic growth.     

GDP:9.9%↑

China's gross domestic product(GDP)grew 9.9 percent year on year to RMB 20.163 trillion(US＄2.96 trillion)in the first three quarters of this year,the Na- tional Bureau of Statistics(NBS)said on October 20. The growth rate was 2.3 percentage points lower than the same period of last year,or 0.5 percentage points lower than the first quarter of this year.     

CPI:4.6%↑

China's consumer price index(CPI),the main gauge of inflation,rose 4.6 percent in September over the same period last year,the National Bureau of Sta- tistics said on October 20. The figure,compared with 7.1 percent in June, 6.3 percent in July,4.9 percent in August and a nearly     

Urban fixed-asset investment： 24.9% ↑ in first 11 months

China＇s urban fixed asset investment rose 24.9 percent in the first 11 months year on year to hit RM1321.07 trillion （US$3.19 trillion）, Chinas statistics authority said on December 11.     

Urban fixed-asset investment： 30.5%↑ in first 4 months

China＇s urban fixed-asset investment in the first four months rose 30.5 percent year on year to RMB 3.71 trillion （US$543.2 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on May 12.     

China urban fixed-asset investment： 32.9% ↑ in first five months

China＇s urban fixed-asset investment in the first five months rose 32.9 percent year on year to RMB 5.352 trillion （US$787 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on June 2.     

Urban fixed asset investment： 26.1% ↑ in first 4 months

Urban fixed asset investment in China for the first four months this year rose 26.1 percent to RMB 4.67 trillion （US$684.4 billion） year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on May 11.     

China＇s fixed asset investment：28.8%↑in Q1

China＇s fixed asset investment in the first quarter rose 28.8 percent year on year to RMB 2.81 trillion（US$411.4 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on April 16.     

PMI of non-manufacturing sector： 58.4% ↑ in March

China＇s Purchasing Managers＇ Index （PMI） of the non-manufac- turing sector rose to 58.4 percent in March, a rebound of 12 percentage points from February, when the index fell below the boom-bust line of 50 percent for the first time since a year earlier, an industrial association said on April 3.     

Fiscal revenue： 28.4% ↑inOctober

China＇s fiscal revenue for October reached RMB 684.49 billion （US$100 billion）, up 28.4 percent compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance announced on November 13.     

FDI： 27.48 % ↑ in May

The amount of foreign direct investment （FDI） into China in May rose by 27.48 percent year on year to US$8.13 billion, said Yao Jian, spokes- man of the Ministry of Commerce （MOC）, June 12.     

ICBC： profit 35.2% ↑in2008

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China （ICBC）, the world＇s largest bank by market value, had become the most profitable bank in the world by posting a 35.2 percent rise in after-tax profits last year, the ICBC said on March 25.     

Industrial output： 11% ↑ in 2009

China＇s GDP per capita is expected to climb to US$4000 by the end of next year, according to the 2010 social blue book issued on December 22. According to Li Peilin, director of the Sociology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, which compiled the book, GDP per capita has been growing rapidly in recent years.     

GDP：6.1%↑in Q1

China＇s economy expanded by 6.1 percent year on year in the first quarter, official data showed on April 16.     

FDI：rises 7%↑in August

The Asian Development Bank said on September that it had revised its forecast on China＇s year-on-year economic growth to 8.2 percent for 2009.
The new projection for this year is higher than the bank＇s previous forecast of 7 percent on March 31 and above the goal of 8percent set by the central government.     

Exports： 45.7% ↑ in Feb.

China＇s new yuan-denominated lending in February stood at RMB 700.1 billion （US$102.65 billion）, half that ofJanuary＇s RMB 1.39 trillion, the People＇s Bank of China （PBOC, the central bank） said on March 11.     

GDP： 9.6% ↑ in Q3

China＇s economy continued to moderate in the third quarter as the government weans the economy from the stimulus and back to normal. But risinginflation posed new challenges.     

Deposit reserve requirement ration：0.5%↑

The People＇s Bank of China （PBOC）, the central bank, announced on January 12 to raise the deposit reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points from Jan. 18 this year.     

Industrial output： 10.8% ↑ in July

China＇s industrial output rose 10.8 percent in July from a year earlier, after gaining 10.7 percent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on August 11.     

Retail sates： 17.9% ↑ in Jury

China＇s retail sales, the main gauge of consumer spending, rose 1Z9 percent year on year in July to RMB 1.22 trillion （US$180.8 bil- lion）, the National Bureau of Statis- tics （NBS） announced August 11.